HomeTown Health Gathers Hospital & State Leaders for Annual CEO & Leadership Day at the Capitol HomeTown Health, LLC, a collaborative network of rural hospitals throughout Georgia and the Southeast, brought together more than 50 rural hospital leaders to visit the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on February 8, 2024. This annual event brings rural hospital leaders to the Capitol to …
Attention HomeTown Health CEO’s and Senior Staff: 24th Annual Spring Innovation Conference Jekyll Island, GA April 17, 2024 – April 19, 2024 Three reasons to attend Spring Conference, including board training and multiple innovative solution breakout sessions. The HTH Spring 2024 Agenda is made up of timely relevant speakers who are submerged in areas greatly impacting rural healthcare providers and …
As an organization dedicated to supporting rural healthcare systems, HomeTown Health knows that the more people in a community who have health care coverage, the healthier that community and its economy will be. Medicaid provides important coverage for many low-income rural communities, facilitating preventive care and care coordination for some of Georgia’s most vulnerable people. Yet, currently, many low-income rural families are …
To assist in the building of your healthcare worker pipeline, please note this scholarship opportunity from the Southwest Georgia Healthcare Group: For Graduating High School Seniors Intending to Enroll in a Post-Secondary Institution Pursuing a Healthcare Related Education in Region 10 (see County List Below) The Southwest Georgia Healthcare Sector Partnership is pleased to offer scholarship awards ranging from …
Please Take Note: Sep 14, 2023 Replacement Files (4th quarter of 2023) – CMS issued replacement files for NCCI Procedure to Procedure (PTP) edits for the October 1, 2023 files. Effective July 1, 2023, CMS implemented NCCI PTP edits between Column One codes 80305, 80306, and 80307 for presumptive test(s), and Column Two codes G0480 – G0483, and G0659 …
To assist in the building of your healthcare worker pipeline, please note this scholarship opportunity from the South Georgia Healthcare Group: We are pleased to announce the South Georgia Healthcare Group High School Scholarship Application is now available. The South Georgia Healthcare Group (SGHG) is pleased to offer scholarship awards ranging from $250 to $1,000 to high school seniors who …
Jimmy was included on the agenda at the Georgia House of Representatives Certificate of Need committee meeting held August 1, 2023 in Augusta. His portion can be viewed beginning at the 43 minute mark. Read the GPB article here.
I presented to the GA Healthcare Workforce Commission Forum in September and wanted to share that with you. Below is information regarding the commission and also the link to the (youtube) live presentation. Here also is the presentation for your review. Rural Georgia Healthcare & Workforce Georgia Healthcare Workforce Commission Forum Presentation September 29, 2022, 10am – 12pm Augusta University’s …
Well it’s been a while………… I was recently asked and reminded, “Where have all of Jimmy’s HomeTownJ chronicles and epistles been and gone to?” Many of you remember them as industry updates and commemorations. “We used to get them regularly” you said; but it’s been a while. The answer is that it has been a challenging time these last few …
Check out the latest article from MCG: Rural communities account for 19.3% of the U.S. population;1 yet, they face some of the most significant barriers to high quality, cost-effective healthcare. In the past decade, the closure of many rural health facilities, especially Critical Access Hospitals, has accelerated. In January 2019, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) reported 95 rural hospitals had …